SI's Banks: Giants No. 5 team in last decade

by Ed Valentine on Jun 4, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in News Comment 9 comments

I have said before that I hate off-season power rankings and all that nonsense. SI.com's Don Banks has come up with a good one, though, ranking the performance of all 32 NFL teams in the past decade.

Not surprisingly, the New England Patriots, with three Super Bowl titles to their credit, are No. 1 on Banks' list.

Our New York Giants are fifth, according to Banks, behind New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Philadelphia. You can argue about the Philly ranking, since the Eagles have not won a Super Bowl this decade. The Eagles, though, have 10 playoff victories -- topped only by the 14 amassed by the Patriots. So, I can understand the choice.

Your thoughts?

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# 5

The G-men are right where they belong at #5. It kills me to say it, but if you are looking at the past 9 years as a whole, the Eagles have been the better, more consistent team. Of course, if the Giants win the NFC this year and make it to another Super Bowl, then I think they leap frog the Birds and the Colts on the list.

by BigBlue4Life on Jun 4, 2009 7:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

#5 sounds right

by brisulph on Jun 4, 2009 8:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Giants vs Philly this decade tough debate

Eagles playoffs 7 out of 9 years
5 Division titles
1 Super Bowl Appearance 1Conference title
2-1 vs Giants in playoffs 9-9 vs Giants in Regular Season
0 Super Bowl Titles

Giants playoffs 6 out of 9 years
3 Division titles
2 Super Bowl Appearnaces 2 Conference titles
1-2 vs Eagles in playoffs 9-9 vs Eagles in Regular Season
1 Super Bowl Titles

Eagles have more division titles and are 2-1 vs the Giants in the playoffs this decade and have one more playoff apppearance they also have a 5 year streak of making the playoffs and going deep into them 2000-2004

The Giants have one more conference title and of course a SB title.

The reason the Eagles are put higher on this list is because the Eagles have shown a bit more consistencey especially in the early part of the decade. The Giants 03 and 04 campagins really hurt them in this debate and the Eagles were clearly a better team 01-04 but that has changed since. Also other than the two Giant SB runs they have been one and done in the playoffs while it seems the Eagles go deep every year. If the Giants had beaten the Eagles in the playoffs this year or had been more competative in 03 or 04 I think Banks would have put them over the Eagles because of the SB win.

Personally as a Giant fan I would rather be ranked lower on a list like this and have a SB so I’m not too upset by this. I’m sure most Eagle fans would agree.

by Landeta on Jun 4, 2009 8:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm satisfied with #5

And i know Detroits been bad over the years, but a .278 win % over this span. I’m suprised they’re not in the same situation as their local automakers!

by Hootman on Jun 4, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Giants vs Eagles

I think it is pretty simple. If the Giants win the SB every 2 years and go 1-15 in between, they will be the team of any decades. People remember the great Parcel’s Giants Team more than the great Buddy Ryan’s Eagles Team because the Giants won 2 SB during the 80’s. If you look at the Eagles Teams in that decade, you’ll find a tremendous amount of talents and some success, but no SB. Few people really remember or care about those old Eagles Teams. The same thing will happen in another decade, if the Eagles does not win one SB this year.

by HenryNY on Jun 4, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I completely agree

People say “Nobody remembers the teams that lost the Super Bowl” which is debatable, but people definitely don’t remember the very good playoff teams over a ten year run. If somehow Philly caps this decade with a Super Bowl win, it will make this stretch of theirs much more notable.

by rzor on Jun 4, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eh, I'd put us above Philly.

But not a big deal, could go either way.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jun 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

they've been more consistent

we’ve reached a higher (the highest, really) peak. I’d say their interchangeable – this season will go a long way toward settling things.

by cjmulrain on Jun 5, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

To have Philly ranke above us...

…is a joke.

I would much rather see the team win 1 Superbowl in a decade and miss the playoffs every other year of that decade than to never have won one and won a few playoff games in the process.

Sorry, but being a bridesmaid will never top being the bride. Even if that bridesmaid has a bit nicer chest, she’s still got the butterface that will keep the boys from choosing her.

Unless they are desperate Philly fans who will take anything they can possibly get.

by Jonathan. on Jun 9, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs